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(43) Date of publication: 06.04.2022 Bulletin 2022/14 (21) Application number: 20813767.9 (22) Date of filing: 27.05.2020

(51) International Patent Classification (IPC):  A61B 17/04(2006.01) A61B 17/84(2006.01) A61B 17/82(2006.01) A61B 17/86(2006.01) (52) Cooperative Patent Classification (CPC): A61B 17/0401; A61B 2017/0404; A61B 17/06; A61B 17/06004; A61B 2017/0417; A61B 17/8866; A61B 17/683; A61B 17/8061; A61B 17/842 (86) International application number: PCT/US2020/034715 (87) International publication number: WO 2020/243181 (03.12.2020 Gazette 2020/49)

(84) Designated Contracting States: AL AT BE BG CH CY CZ DE DK EE ES FI FR GB GR HR HU IE IS IT LI LT LU LV MC MK MT NL NO PL PT RO RS SE SI SK SM TR Designated Extension States: BA ME Designated Validation States: KH MA MD TN (30) Priority: 28.05.2019 US 201962853572 P (71) Applicant: THE GENERAL HOSPITAL CORPORATION Boston, MA 02114 (US)	(72) Inventors: DIGIOVANNI, Christopher, W. Waltham, MA 02451 (US) HOSSEINI, Seyed, Ali Waltham, MA 02451 (US) GUSS, Daniel Waltham, MA 02451 (US) JOHNSON, Anne, Holly Boston, MA 02114 (US) ALEX, George Boston, MA 02114 (US) LUBBERTS, Bart Boston, MA 02114 (US) (74) Representative: Maiwald Patent- und Rechtsanwaltsgesellschaft mbH  Elisenhof Elisenstraße 3 80335 München 80335 München (DE)